Author: Miguel A. Ballicora
Date: 10:01:58 08/29/01
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On August 29, 2001 at 11:33:59, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On August 29, 2001 at 10:49:58, Christopher R. Dorr wrote: > >>While not per se related to chess software, I am an IT manager, and would be >>happy to give you many important and good reasons why IT Managers chose >>commercial suites rather than Star Office. If you are really interested, please >>e-mail me, and I'll be happy to reply :) >> >> >>Cheers, >> >>Chris >> > >Isn't "Star Office" commercial now? I have a CD distributed by Sun >Microsystems with the latest version on it. Sun seems to be supporting >it in any case... You can downloaded for free, and it comes with source code. I read the experience of someone that tried to compile it in bulletin board here at the university. It is not my experience, but I do not think I am wrong about this. Yes, it is a Sun product. You can also buy it in Staples for only $50 if you want with the CDs (I saw it in a box, I do not know what it is inside) Regards, Miguel > > > > >> >>On August 29, 2001 at 06:37:45, Graham Laight wrote: >> >>>On August 29, 2001 at 05:06:21, Derrick Daniels wrote: >>> >>>>On August 29, 2001 at 03:54:30, Uri Blass wrote: >>>> >>>>>On August 29, 2001 at 03:34:11, Sergei Smith wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>I see Ferret got good results during the championship. >>>>>>Is Ferret the new name of an old program like Quest is the new name of Fritz ? >>>>>>If Ferret is a new program, where is can you download it or order the CD ? >>>>> >>>>>Ferret is a known program and you cannot download it. >>>>>There is no CD for Ferret and it is not commercial program >>>>> >>>>>You can send an email to bruce moreland and tell him how much money >>>>>you agree to pay for ferret. >>>>> >>>>>It is clear that 100$ is not enough for you to get it(otherwise >>>>>it could be commercial) but I guess that >>>>>10,000,000$ is more than enough so it is only >>>>>a question of money and only bruce can tell you the price. >>>>> >>>>>There is no public price for Ferret and bruce does not need to make >>>>>the minimal price public. >>>>> >>>>>He may lose from doing the minimal price public. >>>>>For example if the minimal price is 1,000,000$ and somebody suggests >>>>>2,000,000$ then it means that he is going to lose 1,000,000$. >>>>> >>>>>I guess that nobody is going to ask bruce to buy Ferret >>>>>for these prices but I may be wrong and one person >>>>>who is very rich may be enough to prove that my guess is wrong. >>>>> >>>>>Uri >>>> >>>> >>>> You are joking right? Why would anyone pay that kind of money for a program, >>>>which is beneath the top five commericial programs? Just charity to Mr. Moreland >>>>perhaps? >>> >>>Never underestimate the ability of people with money to be thick and stupid. >>> >>>Big companies pay Microsoft millions for the right to use MS Office, when Sun's >>>"Star Office", which is just as useful for 99% of employees, is free. >>> >>>I've yet to read an intelligent explanation for this, other than "Money turns >>>minds into mush". >>> >>>-g
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